NASA Office of Inspector General

Mandate

Public law 95-452, known as the Inspector General Act of 1978, created independent audit and investigative units, called Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) at 63 Federal agencies.

The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts independent audits, reviews, and investigations of NASA programs and operations to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement and to assist NASA managers in promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.

The mandate of the NASA OIG, as identified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452), is to:

• conduct and supervise independent and objective audits and investigations relating to agency programs and operations;
• promote economy, effectiveness and efficiency within the agency;
• prevent and detect crime, fraud, waste and abuse in agency programs and operations;
• review and make recommendations regarding existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to agency programs and operations;
• keep the agency head and the Congress fully and currently informed of problems in agency programs and operations.

• ▸ Freedom of Information Act
• ▸ NASA Privacy, Security, Notices

• ▸ OIG Disclaimer
• ▸ Curator: Michael Campbell
• ▸ NASA Official: Steven M Clevenger

Last Updated: 10/05/2011
Last Reviewed: 12/07/2009